Global Patent Index - EP 1551073 B1

EP 1551073 B1 20100818 - FUEL BATTERY

Title (en)

FUEL BATTERY

Title (de)

BRENNSTOFFBATTERIE

Title (fr)

BATTERIE DE PILES A COMBUSTIBLE

Publication

EP 1551073 B1 20100818 (EN)

Application

EP 03703060 A 20030128

Priority

  • JP 0300776 W 20030128
  • JP 2002189046 A 20020628
  • JP 2002289347 A 20021002
  • JP 2002360587 A 20021212

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1551073A1] In a fuel cell, a porous portion (32) is formed in a separator. At a surface of the porous portion opposite to a surface where a reactant gas passage is formed, a cooling gas passage (33) is formed. The cooling gas passage (33) may be fluidly connected to a reactant gas supply passage for supplying reactant gas to the fuel cell. The cooling gas passage (33) is controllable in flow amount. The porous portion (32) is formed only in a separator portion where a downstream portion of the reactant gas passage (27, 28) is located. At a separator portion where an upstream portion of the reactant gas passage (27, 28) is located, a coolant passage (26) is formed. A rib and a rib-bottom portion have a great porosity. A groove may be filled with porous material (49). The porous portion may be replaced by a water exchange portion (32'). A portion of the separator other than the region of the porous portion may be made by porous material (51). Due to these, a fuel cell can be obtained where removal of product water is improved, product water can be utilized for humidifying gas, and product water can be uniformly removed. <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

H01M 8/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H01M 8/02 (2013.01 - KR); H01M 8/0228 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/023 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0258 (2013.01 - EP); H01M 8/026 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0263 (2013.01 - EP); H01M 8/0267 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04 (2013.01 - KR); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04156 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/2483 (2016.02 - EP); H01M 8/04074 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04253 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1551073 A1 20050706; EP 1551073 A4 20080123; EP 1551073 B1 20100818; CA 2488935 A1 20040108; CA 2488935 C 20080916; DE 60333852 D1 20100930; JP 2004241367 A 20040826; JP 4706167 B2 20110622; KR 100619509 B1 20060908; KR 20050010969 A 20050128; US 2005118490 A1 20050602; US 7531266 B2 20090512; WO 2004004048 A1 20040108

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03703060 A 20030128; CA 2488935 A 20030128; DE 60333852 T 20030128; JP 0300776 W 20030128; JP 2003163404 A 20030609; KR 20047021132 A 20030128; US 99434504 A 20041123